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Amwoga Khalwale Overview A typical flower has four main parts or whorls referred to as the calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium. The outermost whorl of the flower has green, leafy structures known as sepals. The sepals, collectively called the calyx, help to protect the unopened bud. The second whorl is comprised of petals, usually, brightly colored and … Read more
Overview Flowering trees cover themselves with blossoms during period of blooming and consequently produce a showy appearance of the landscape. Selecting which trees to plant in your yard is important task that you can’t take too lightly. Whatever tree you choose will hopefully stick around for a long time, so you need to factor things … Read more
Overview Lemons are small to medium fruits, averaging 5 to 12 centimeters in length, and have an ovate to oblong shape with pointed, curved ends. The rind, also known as the peel, is generally pale to bright yellow and bears many small, fragrant oil glands, creating a textured and glossy, finely pitted surface. Underneath the … Read more
Locust tree are members of genus Robinia, a genus of about 10 species of flowering trees and shrubs in pea family (Fabaceae) that grow in North America. Locusts are deciduous and bear long compound leaves with up to 23 oblong leaflets. Many species have thorns. The flowers are often showy and fragrant and hang in … Read more
Overview Ground cover plant is any plant that grows and spread quickly over an area of ground to form a dense cover. Ground cover plants are used to fill in gaps at the front of a border, as well as those tricky spots at the bases of shrubs that are difficult to plant. Ground cover … Read more
Begonia is a very large genus containing more nearly 2,000 annual, perennial, and woody shrub species native to tropical and subtropical climates around the world. They are typically used as houseplants and in shaded summer beds. Some are grown for their asymmetrical, patterned and variegated foliage, and others to add color to shady garden areas … Read more
Overview Willow trees have long been popular for their gracefully draped branches and elegant leaves that tremble and flutter in the breeze. Willows, also called sallows and osiers, form the genus Salix, are around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Most species are known as willow, but some narrow-leaved shrub species are called osier, and … Read more
Ivy Plant Ivy plant is, any plant of the genus Hedera, with about five species of evergreen woody vines (rarely shrubs), in the ginseng family (Araliaceae). The name ivy especially denotes the commonly grown English ivy (H. helix), which climbs by aerial roots with adhering disks that develop on the stems. English ivy is frequently planted to clothe brick walls. The stems bear … Read more
What Is Soil Structure? Soil structure is the overall arrangement of soil particles into clusters or aggregates of various sizes and shapes. Aggregates that occur naturally in the soil are referred to as peds, while clumps of soil caused by tillage are referred to as clods. In other words, Soil structure is determined by how … Read more
The Bilateral (and Coelomate) phyla can be divided into two groups, variously called the Schizocoela and Enterocoela, or the Protostomia and Deuterostomia. These are distinguished by embryonic cleavage patterns, the fate of the blastopore and coelom formation. The Deuterostomes are a relatively small (in terms of species and abundance) group that includes vertebrates, echinoderms, and a few assorted … Read more